Delgado Wins Accolades On 1st Cooperstown Visit Since His Nov. 6 Victory 400+ Crowd Packs Village Hall Ballroom By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Small farms, rural broadband, the National Debt and the Muller Investigation – Congressman Antonio Delgado was there to answer it all. “I take pride in representing this district,” he said. “There aren’t a lot of truly diverse districts like ours in D.C., so their representatives aren’t motivated to find common ground. My hope…
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IN MEMORIAM: Sharron Lee Miller, 38; Wife, Mother Of 3 Worked In Oneonta PITTSFIELD – Sharron Lee Miller, 38, passed away on Feb. 13, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, with her family at her side. She was born on April 5, 1980, in Cooperstown, daughter of Alvin DeLong and Christine Ray. She spent her childhood in the New Berlin area and graduated from New Berlin Central School.…
Transit Hub Planning Study On Common Council Agenda Separately, DRI Grant Approvals Due In Early March ONEONTA – Common Council will be asked to approve a $155,000 contract for planning a transit hub around the Downtown Parking Deck when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Paid for with state money available through the DRI (Downtown Revitalization Initiative), the contract will be with Wendel, a consulting firm in Williamsville, the Buffalo suburb, for a Transit Hub Conceptual Planning…
IN MEMORIAM: Donald ‘Doc’ Callahan, 84; Retired To Cherry Valley From Long Island CHERRY VALLEY – Donald “Doc” Callahan, 84, who retired to Cherry Valley after a career on Long Island as a self-employed tool and die maker, passed away Feb. 11, 2019, surrounded by loved ones. Born July 11, 1934, Doc was a loving father who raised his family on Long Island. He spent many years in his Westford hunting camp. He had a love for nature, country roads…
IN MEMORIAM Corinne Hillman, 98; Teacher, Cooperstown Cotillion Mainstay COOPERSTOWN – Corinne Hillman, 98, a retired teacher known to a generation of Cooperstown Area eighth graders for teaching them to ballroom dance for the annual Cotillion at The Otesaga, passed away on Friday Feb. 15, 2019, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She was born on Jan. 1, 1921, and grew up in New York City. She attended Hunter College and New York University, and earned her master’s degree…
IN MEMORIAM: Douglas R. Moore, 91; WWII Veteran Worked At Amphenol UNADILLA – Douglas R. Moore, 91, a World War II veteran who worked at Amphenol, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at his home. He was lovingly cared for by His wife, his four daughters, and his sister, Jeannie and her husband, Bobby. He was born on Dec. 14, 1927, to Otto and Evelyn (Earl) Moore in Unadilla. He married Beverly F. Schofell on Jan. 21, 1946, his bride…
Is Additional Affordable Housing Needed In City? Council Committee Asks By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A $10,000 Opportunities for Otsego proposal to determine the need for low- and moderate-income housing in the city and how to fill it met skepticism from a Common Council committee last night. Still, the Community Development Committee forwarded the proposal for discussion by the full Common Council, which next meets at 7 p.m. this coming Tuesday. OFO Housing Director Audrey Benkenstein…
Delgado Plans Open House To Launch Oneonta Office, As Well As Coop ‘Town Hall’ WASHINGTON – In addition to his Monday Town Hall meeting in Cooperstown, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, R-19th, will officially open his Otsego County office during a week-long “in-district work period,” his office announced today. In all, he will conduct six “Town Halls” and focus on agricultural priorities in the 19th. The new congressman will be in Oneonta 2-4 p.m. Wednesday at an open house in the…
IN MEMORIAM: Gregory L. Hext; Vietnam Vet Worked At Remington RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Gregory L. Hext, 74, a Vietnam veteran who worked for Remington Arms, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Greg was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Herkimer, a son to the late Gerald and Florence Price Hext. He was raised in educated in Richfield Springs. After high school, he served in the Navy during Vietnam.…
IN MEMORIAM: Kim J. Hughes Wiltsie, 62; Mother Of 4 Was Gilbertsville Valedictorian OTEGO – Kim Joy Hughes Wiltsie, 62, lost her battle with pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure, on Feb.13, 2019. She was born in Ilion, to William and Ellinor Hughes. Kim was a 1975 graduate of Gilbertsville Central School and class valedictorian. She loved to read, travel and be with her family.…
